World Leading exporters and importers of clothing (2006)

( Value in Billion dollars) 

  Value Share in World exports/imports (%) Annual percentage change (%)
  2006 1980 1990 2000 2006  2000-06  2004 2005 2006
                   
Exporters                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
China  95.4 4.0 8.9 18.2 30.6 18 19 20 29
EU (25) 83.4 - - 26.9 26.8 8 12 3 5
    extra-EU (25) exports 21.9 - - 6.8 7.0 8 11 5 9
Hong Kong  28.4 12.3 14.2 12.2 9.1 3 8 9 4
    domestic  6.7 11.5 8.6 5.0 2.2 -6 -1 -11 -7
    re-exports  21.7 0.8 5.7 7.2 7.0 7 13 18 8
Turkey   11.9 0.3 3.1 3.3 3.8 10 12 6 0
India  10.2 1.7 2.3 3.1 3.3 9 0 39 11
Bangladesh  7.8 0.0 0.6 2.1 2.8 ... 24 23 ...
Mexico  6.3 0.0 0.5 4.4 2.0 -5 2 -2 -13
Indonesia  5.7 0.2 1.5 2.4 1.8 3 6 16 15
USA 4.9 3.1 2.4 4.4 1.6 -9 -9 -1 -2
Vietnam    4.8 ... ... 0.9 1.7 ... 28 9 ...
Romania 4.4 ... 0.3 1.2 1.4 11 16 -2 -4
Thailand  4.3 0.7 2.6 1.9 1.4 2 10 3 4
Pakistan   3.9 0.3 0.9 1.1 1.3 11 12 19 8
Morocco   3.2 0.3 0.7 1.2 1.0 5 6 -6 14
Tunisia     3.2 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.0 6 11 -5 2
Above 15  256.1 - - 77.1 82.2 - - - -
Importers                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
EU (25) 141.2 - - 39.7 43.6 9 16 5 8
      extra-EU (25) imports  79.6 - - 20.8 24.6 11 16 8 12
USA 83.0 16.4 24.0 32.2 25.6 4 6 6 4
Japan    23.9 3.6 7.8 9.5 7.4 3 11 4 6
Hong Kong 18.9 - - - - 3 7 8 2
     retained imports         ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Russian  8.1 - - 1.3 2.5 20 34 23